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Photo: D.Lukšta
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At the height of the season, Kaunas Žalgiris does not forget to shape future plans. Midfielder Joffrey Lauvergne continues in the ranks of the Lithuanian champion, with whom the contract has been extended according to the 1 + 1 formula until 2022-2023. end of the season, write a press release.
Joffrey Lauvergne
| MIN: | 19.07 |
| PTS: | 11.3 (70.79%) |
| REB: | 5.1 |
| AS: | 1.4 |
| ST: | 0.5 |
| BS: | 0.3 |
| TO: | 1.2 |
| GM: | 10 |
The 29-year-old Frenchman arrived in Lithuania last summer and immediately became an important part of the team.
Lauvergne, who started the Euroleague game in the first five of the season, scored 11.6 points in 21 minutes, rebounded 5.8 rebounds and provided 1.5 assists per game.
He is second on the team after Marius Grigonis in terms of performance and accumulated utility points (average after 13).
Žalgiris head coach Martin Schiller was also satisfied with the work done by his student.
“We are happy that Lauvergne continues to play in Kaunas. He is a very important part of our team. We all see his qualities as a basketball player on the court, but just as important is how Joffrey is off the court. The combination of both things. was the reason we wanted him to stay in Kaunas.
He identifies with the club, he’s a great teammate, let’s add to his undoubted basketball skills and it becomes clear why we seek to keep him in the future as well. It is also very important that Lauvergne immediately accepted our offer. Showing that you trust our vision and like what you have discovered in Grunwald, Schiller did not skimp on words in French.
Before moving to Kaunas, Lauvergne represented the Fenerbahche team in Istanbul, and before that he spent more than 3 years in the NBA league.
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